LWV plans candidate forums

First one takes place Tuesday at Midland College

Mike Conaway will be at the League of Women Voters candidate forum Tuesday in advance of the Nov. 6 election.

Mike Conaway will be at the League of Women Voters candidate forum Tuesday in advance of the Nov. 6 election.

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Mike Conaway will be at the League of Women Voters candidate forum Tuesday in advance of the Nov. 6 election.

Mike Conaway will be at the League of Women Voters candidate forum Tuesday in advance of the Nov. 6 election.

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The League of Women Voters will hold two candidate forums this month in advance of the Nov. 6 election.

The first is a forum for congressional, state House, District 441 judge, county judge and justice of the peace candidates. It is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Scharbauer Student Center Carrasco Room at Midland College.

The second forum is for Midland ISD and Midland City Council candidates. It is scheduled for 7 p.m. Oct. 15 at the Carrasco Room.

The following candidates are scheduled to attend Tuesday’s forum: Mike Conaway and Jennie Lou Leeder, 11th Congressional District; Jeff Robnett and Sara Spector, judge of 441st District Court; Terry Johnson and Steven Schafersman, county judge; and Hazel Hudson and Terry Luck, justice of the peace for Precinct 1.

LWV officials said invitations also have been extended to state representative candidates Spencer Bounds and Tom Craddick.

The following candidates are scheduled to attend the Oct. 15 forum: Midland ISD school board candidates for District 5: Heidi Jean Kirk, John Trischitti and Thomas Wolfmueller; Midland ISD school board candidates for District 6: Austin Beam, Rick Davis and Lauren Party; and Midland City Council at-large candidates: Chase Gardephe, Spencer Robnett and Michael Trost.

The Reporter-Telegram also will work with the League of Women Voters to distribute its voters’ guide for the Nov. 6 election. It is tentatively scheduled to be inserted in the Oct. 21 edition. The Reporter-Telegram also expects to have op-eds from city and Midland ISD candidates on specific issues in Sunday editions, beginning Oct. 7, before Election Day.

Also, the League of Women Voters will register voters on Oct. 9, the last day to register in order to be eligible to vote in the Nov. 6 election. That registration effort will take place 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Elections Office, inside the Midland County Annex, 2110 N. “A” St.

Also: Those interested in writing letters to the editor in support of a candidate can send those letters to letters@mrt.com. Candidate letters can be no longer than 200 words and must include a name and phone number. Early voting is set to take place Oct. 22-Nov. 2.